Corkins, Harriet E.

Birth: 1850

Death: 1927

Location: Lot 65, Section 5, Row 5, Outside the Old Cemetery NW

Harriet was the daughter of George P. and Harriet N. (McGregor) Smith, her mother being a first cousin of Ralph W. Emerson. Mrs. Corkins parents were early settlers of Hall county. 

Her father was killed when he was nearly 70 years old when he attempted alone to burn off a field of prairie grass, when the wind suddenly veered in the opposite direction and he was caught in the flames. His death followed six weeks after the accident.

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